After preaching and teaching faith for over twenty years, a painful realization set in. I had lots of head-knowledge faith but precious little real faith. Either God was making a fool out of me or there were some simple facts about faith I never learned as a young Christian. I set out with a new passion to “re-learn” faith. Taking a totally unique approach to Bible study, I abandoned my life-long practice of reading Scripture to validate my preconceived theological notions and began to rea...

Dying, Bereavement and the Healing Arts describes a range of successful programmes pioneered by artists, writers, nurses, musicians, therapists, social workers, and chaplains in palliative care settings. These range from simple painting and writing activities to organized communal activities like writing and performing a play.The arts are shown to offer a means to reflect on memories, hopes, fears and anxieties, and gently explore the emotional, spiritual, and psychological issues ...

Exploring contemporary theory and practice surrounding loss and bereavement for people with intellectual disabilities (ID), this book brings together international contributors with a range of academic, professional and personal experience.This authoritative edited book looks at diverse experiences of loss across this population whether it be loss due to transition, the loss or death of others, or facing their own impending death. The book begins by offering theoretical perspective...